Medicare & the Affordable Care Act in 2011
Secretary Sebelius talks about Medicare in the new year and how it’s strengthened by the Affordable Care Act.
I'm Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services. I want to talk to you for a moment about Medicare. An important goal of the health care law, signed by President Obama last March, is to improve Medicare so that it better serves the needs of seniors and people with disabilities who rely on Medicare for their health care. We've made major progress over the last 9 months implementing the Affordable Care Act. Over 2.8 million people have received Part D donut hole rebate checks. Premiums for those enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan will remain virtually the same for 2011 as in 2010. Even as beneficiaries enjoy new benefits. We have also cracked down on fraud, already saving nearly $2.5 billion for the Medicare trust funds. And recently President Obama signed a bill blocking a cut in doctors' payments to help make sure you can see your doctor when you need to. The new year brings even more improvements for Medicare and the people it serves. These include many free preventive services including flu shots, cancer screenings, and diabetes testing. A new free annual wellness checkup with your doctor. Increased reimbursement for primary care doctors to help make sure they keep meeting your needs. And, for people whose prescription drug costs reach the donut hole, a 50% discount on all covered brand name prescription drugs. All of these changes are aimed at one important goal: making sure people in Medicare get the very best care, when they need it, from the doctor of their choice. Protecting and improving Medicare isn't just part of our job, it is part of our mission. In 2010, the new health care law allowed us to make great progress toward making Medicare work better for all who use it; In 2011, that progress will continue. Thank you and let me wish you a happy, and healthy New Year.
NOTE: The transcript for this program may have been compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
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